A recommendation. Also: The Brewers have more beef, a note about Two Dog Special, and what if the Fever don’t pick Caitlin Clark?
Joe’s Notes: Should the NBA Playoffs Be Smaller?
Checking in after a rote Game 82. Then: Kentucky loves Mark Pope, the Coyotes are (probably) moving, and a case for believing in the Bulls.
Why Do Car Fires Make Me Happy?
An examination.
Three Things: Shōta Imanaga Continues to Get It
Also: Image consulting for Caleb Williams, and getting psyched for Bulls vs. Hawks.
Three Thoughts: Dan Hurley Has Brought UConn to a New Height
Jim Calhoun and Danny Hurley had to do different things. But this is the best UConn’s ever been. Also: Those worst affected by the pitcher injury problem, and what to think of the Cubs bullpen.
Three Things: Kentucky’s Funniest Hires Might Also Be Its Best
For example: Dusty May. Also…Michael Busch might be Anthony Rizzo, and Brady Tkachuk had a Brady Tkachuk weekend.
Two Dog Special: John Calipari to Arkansas, South Carolina over Iowa, UConn vs. Purdue, and Seton Hall Is Our Champion
Plus a little baseball, a little airlines, and a little bit of the globe.
Booing Shohei Ohtani: A Review
It is so fun you guys.
Three Thoughts: John Fisher and College Football’s “Super League,” Both Very Dumb
John Fisher missed a layup, the college football “super league” is a terrible and doomed idea, and the Cubs’ grounds crew came through in the clutch.
Three Thoughts: Ronel Blanco, Shōta Imanaga, and the Health of College Basketball
Joe talks no-hitter unlikeliness, the Cubs’ ace situation, college hoops’ regular season vs. March Madness, and the harassment side of problem gambling.
Stu’s Notes: Clemson Stunk in the NIT
Some tournaments are easier than others. Also: What went wrong for UNC, talking Terrence Shannon, and whether NCAA T*urnament teams should be deported.
Joe’s Notes: LeBron James and the USC Job
Surely not…right? Also: The Hubert Davis era finally begins in Chapel Hill, Iowa State sadness, and Justin Steele’s hamstring.
NIT Stu’s 2024 MLB Preview
Where each team’s vibes stand entering Opening Day.
Stu’s Notes: Why Don’t More Fans Strategically Stop Play?
Reflections on the fire alarm. Then: Kevin McCullar vs. Bill Self, what’s up with Greg McDermott, and we try to diminish the accomplishments of youths.
Joe’s Notes: Why Is the MLS So Bad?
Theories. Also: How’s Jerome Tang liking Kansas State? With Bellinger back, who’s the Cubs’ biggest threat? And what’s going to happen with NIL now that it’s even more legal?
Joe’s Notes: The Case Against Conference Tournaments
Conference tournaments are a moneygrab which makes competition worse. Also: The Big 12 is in bad shape, Jimmie Johnson’s Daytona 500 hopes are on the line, and there’s a reasonable rhyme to the Cubs’ deliberate rebuilding pace.
Stu’s Notes: The Latest MLB Fiasco – Fanatics Made Bad Uniforms
Major League Baseball reloaded its foot-shootin’ gun. Also: Technology destroyed morale, golf got too drunk, and can the NIT and NCAA T*urnament coexist?
Stu’s Notes: What Does ‘Comeback Player of the Year’ Mean?
Is it about the comeback? Or do you have to be a player? Also: Chekhovian doinks, Joe Barry chaos, and MLB vs. Flopping.